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Chuck and I used to hang out and play at blues jams at a rather notorious bar in San Antonio. One of the waitresses was a seasoned veteran and had never spoken to me other than, "Whatcha need?" She had seen some things, I assume.

One night long ago, I brought a Bongo - a Desert Gold Bongo, which as we all know is really quite orange. It didn't blend in and of course the jammers (including Chuck) had plenty to say about it.

When I was done playing, I went to the bar to get some water (back then, I never drank while playing, hah) and the woman in question said, "Sweetie, what IS that you're playing? That's just about the coolest instrument I've ever seen!" And we went on to have a conversation about that instrument.

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If you click on the photo it opens a larger view.

Yes, Jack, we had some laughs in that bar. Some of the stuff that went on was crazy. The old gent that owned the bar passed away recently. Not much has changed since his son took over, however, the city council passed an ordnance a few years ago that prohibits smoking in bars and restaurants and that really put the hurt on that bar. The Friday night jam is long gone and the Sunday jam is not very well attended.

But....back to the Bongo..yes it was a memorable night when you brought that bass out.

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One additional thing about the Bongo...I adjusted the preamp to give me the tone I wanted and have never touched any of the knobs again except for the volume. That is remarkable to me because I frequently tweak the tone to suit my mood on other basses. The tone of the Bongo just always suits me.

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So now you live in constant fear someone will twiddle your knobs?

bovinehost: Yes, I do agree with that, but if there's nothing wrong then there's nothing wrong.Beth: I would compare Bongo to Tommy Lee Jones. Bad a$$ and just hot in a weird way...cheezewiz: They should take their lace thongs off and play bass.